Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Department of Social Protection
Invalidity Pension Appeals
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of invalidity pension application rejections that are overturned during the appeals process in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5368/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number and percentage of the invalidity pension appeals finalised in the past five years, including those which had a favourable outcome for the appellant is given in the Table.
The appeals process has a statutory basis in both primary and secondary legislation. Appeals Officers are quasi-judicial officers and are required to be free and unrestricted in discharging their functions. The high level of invalidity appeals with favourable outcome for appellant (75.8% in 2012) is evidence of the independence of the process.
Year | Allowed | Partially Allowed | Revised D.O. Decision | Total with favourable Outcome | Disallowed | Withdrawn | Total Appeals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 23346.0% | 10.2% | 7815.4% | 31261.6% | 16031.6% | 346.7% | 506 |
2009 | 24350.1% | 10.2% | 8216.9% | 32667.2% | 13628.0% | 234.7% | 485 |
2010 | 34138.8% | 60.7% | 18521.0% | 53260.5% | 31435.7% | 333.8% | 879 |
2011 | 40831.0% | 60.5% | 34526.2% | 75957.7% | 48937.2% | 675.1% | 1,315 |
2012 | 1,03151.8% | 40.2% | 47423.8% | 1,50975.8% | 43021.6% | 522.6% | 1,991 |
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